Articles Archive for July 2009

After the Cubs game, I went home to let the Cubs fans clear out before taking the red line south to U.S. Cellular Field for game two of the red line doubleheader.
Obtaining TicketsWe needed to buy three tickets for the game. The cheapest price at the box office (which in my opinion makes no sense for the White Sox) was $33 for an upper deck seat. Rather than pay $99 for upper deck seats, we found a fan that had three extra tickets in the 100 level (face …

With the Cubs game starting at 1:20 pm and the White Sox game starting at 7:11 pm, I planned to attend my first red line doubleheader since April 22, 2008. Red Line doubleheaders (where under normal circumstances the Cubs play an afternoon game at Wrigley Field and the White Sox play a night game at U.S. Cellular Field) generally occur once or twice per season. Yesterday was an unscheduled red line doubleheader as the original Cubs game on May 15 was postponed and scheduled for today. It …

As I had done Tuesday night, I sold my season tickets to my friend and his Dad for Wednesday afternoon’s Cubs game. My plan once again was to sit with them so I would just look for the cheapest seat possible. I could not find a cheap seat (less than $15) so I bought a Standing Room Only (SRO) ticket from the box office for $15 and sat with them throughout the game. As I normally write, seats are always available at Wrigley Field if you bought …

In the second game of the series, the Houston Astros bounced back from their 13 inning defeat Monday night and Roy Oswalt’s early departure (due to a strained back) in the second inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 11-6. During the 5th inning, in what I do not believe I have seen before, Kosuke Fukudome hit a ball into Jeff Fulchino’s jersey and was awarded first base – a play that obviously does not occur that often.
Pre Game DiningOnce again I met some friends at The Stretch before the …

With my season tickets already in hand, I walked across the street from my house to Wrigley Field about 5 minutes before the scheduled first pitch.
The GameThe Cubs and Astros played a 1-1 game into the 13th inning before Alfonso Soriano hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 13th with nobody out. In the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs failed to execute a suicide squeeze as Mike Fontenot missed his bunt attempt and Milton Bradley was tagged out in an attempted steal of home. …

The Cubs completed their three-game sweep of the Reds – winning 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. This was the Cubs first sweep of the Reds at Wrigley Field since May 22-24, 2001 (I attended one of those games on May 22, 2001).
Rich Harden nearly pitched six perfect innings and earned his first Wrigley Field day game win since August 24, 2008. His only mistake came with two outs in the first inning when he gave up a solo home run to Joey Votto.
Pre Game DiningThe Ultimate Sports …

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Chicago so Nicole and I planned to grill on our deck before I headed over to the Cubs game. Since we got a late start I knew I would be a few innings late to the game.
Obtaining TicketsSince I was planning to attend the Cubs game late, I needed to buy a ticket before the game started rather than wait and hope the Cubs were still selling tickets from the box office. If I had planned to get to the game …

After having sat courtside at the Chicago Sky game, watched Mark Buehrle throw a perfect game and sat in a luxury box at Solider Field the previous two days, I figured I should continue my priceless experiences on Friday. With no ticket in hand for the Cubs game, I walked over to WrigleyRooftops.com and asked if I could go up. Immediately, my contact at the rooftop said “yes…no problem” – a much easier process than last time.
With all three levels open, the good food was available to everyone …

Game 2 of the doubleheader started at 9 pm and what else could you ask for when sitting in a luxury box at Soldier Field with unlimited food and drinks – extra time and penalty kicks to make the night last as long as possible.
After the hour long break between matches, Liam and I walked back into the luxury box and to our surprise a Soldier Field employee asked to see our tickets. I guess we did not “look” like we were supposed to be in the box with …

After witnessing history at U.S. Cellular Field Thursday afternoon, I headed to Soldier Field to watch the Gold Cup doubleheader Thursday evening. As I wrote yesterday, my friend Liam called me with luxury box tickets for the event – the first time I would sit in a luxury box at Soldier Field.
Pre GameI took the train back from U.S. Cellular Field to the Roosevelt red line stop where I was to meet Liam. As I walked by Sam’s Wines and Liquors, I noticed they had a wine tasting …